Risk-Based Pipeline Integrity Management

Course Title: Risk-Based Pipeline Integrity Management

Duration: 3 Days

Course Description:

Pipeline integrity management is part of maintenance activities required to successfully operate a pipeline
over its designed life. This course will give attendance in-depth understanding of the engineering principles
behind this concept.

The attendees will receive a certificate from Z-Subsea by completion of the training course.

This training course helps to gain understanding on:

Overview of integrity management codes and standards

Identification of pipeline typical threats/failures
Definition of Pipeline Integrity Management systems
Assessment and management of Risk (Quantitative and Qualitative)
Pipeline Inspection techniques
Pipeline monitoring techniques
Integrity assessment to BS7910, DNV OS-F101 and API 579-1/ASME-FFS-1
Direct assessment techniques (Internal/External)
Reinforce learning using case studies and worked examples

Who should attend?

Integrity engineers
Safety engineers
Material Corrosion engineers
Pipeline engineers;
Subsea and offshore engineers;
Project engineers and managers;
Engineers from other sectors of the Oil and Gas industry who wish to gain understanding of
pipeline integrity management.
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Course Contents:

3. Risk Assessment
Overview of Integrity Management
Codes and Standards
ASME B31.8S "Managing System Integrity
of Gas Pipelines"
API standard 1160 "Managing System
Integrity for Hazardous Liquid pipelines"
DNV RP-F116 “Integrity Management Of
Submarine Pipeline Systems”
NACE Recommended Practice 102
“Inspection of pipelines”
Benefit of Risk assessment
Approaches in various codes
UK - IGE/TD/1 Edition 4, PSR (1996),
PD8010
USA - API 1160, ASME B31.8, 49CFR
192&195, API 571/580/581
Canada - CSA Z 662-99
Australia – HB 105 (1998)
Risk modelling
Level 1 – Qualitative Risk Ranking
Level 2 – Semi-quantitative Assessment
Level 3 – Quantitative Assessment

Energy Institute Guidelines for the

management of integrity of subsea facilities Risk analysis/control
Risk-based inspection (RBI)
Risk Based Inspection Tools
Threat/Anomaly identification
API RBI (API)
Manufacturing related anomalies
Riskwise (TWI)
Lamination
Safeti (DNV)
Lamellar tearing
Cracking
4. Pipeline inspection and testing
Geometrical anomalies
Preparation for inspection
Fabrication related anomalies
Inspection procedure
Cracking
preparation/approval
Misalignment
Selection and qualification of personnel
Welding related defects
Inspection history review
In-service (operation) related anomalies:
Inspection techniques
Corrosion (internal, external)
Corrosion of welds
Inspection techniques:
Third party damages
API Standard 1163: In Line Inspection
Cracking
Systems
High temperature damage
Key terms and definitions
Types of tools
1. Pipeline statistics, facts and figures
Reporting requirements
Pipeline incidents in the North Sea and Gulf
of Mexico (GOM)
Performing the inspections
Summary of the failure modes
Hydrostatic pressure testing
Shut-in testing
2. Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) Gas/media testing
Systems Reporting
Company and individual policy
Management of change in operation
(service)
Operational controls
Contingency (reserve) plans
Reporting/Audit and review
Information management (archiving)
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5. Pipeline Monitoring Cassandra (BP)

Internal and external monitoring systems Hydrocor (SHELL)
for oil and gas pipelines CORPLUS (Total)
Flow monitoring and leak detection
Internal/External monitoring and leak 7. Mitigation, Intervention and Repair
detection for Liquid Pipelines Mitigation planning
Internal/External monitoring and leak Key drivers
detection for Gas pipelines Selection of the technique
Corrosion control system monitoring Mitigation methods
Monitoring probes Intervention planning
Sonar and magnetic monitoring Key drivers
technologies Selection of the technique
Fibre optic sensing Intervention techniques
Current and vibration monitoring Repair planning
Key drivers
Selection of the technique
6. Integrity Assessments Repair techniques
Overview of available procedures for Weld metal deposition
performing integrity assessments Welded sleeves
Gathering, reviewing and integrating data Mechanical clamping
Overview of integrity assessment Coating repair
procedures to: Pipe section replacement

BS7910/DNV OS-F101 (Appendix A)

“Assessment of crack-like defects under
static and dynamic loading”

API579-1/ASME FFS-1 (Assessment of

metal loss (corrosion), Assessment of
dents/gouges

DNV RP-F101 (assessment of corroded

pipelines

ASME B31G or modified B31G

(RSTRENG)

Direct assessment according to NACE

ECDA (External Corrosion Direct
Assessment

ICDA (Internal Corrosion Direct

Assessment)

Corrosion Modelling Tools

de-Waard
NORSOK
Freecorp (Ohio Univ.)